Board Names New General Manager,
Buys 30 More Buses to Meet Gains
Streamlining of Routes
Among Transit Projects
Kenneth F. Hensel, who started in the
industry 32 years ago as a bus driver, took
over as general manager of AC Transit
this month on a note of further transit
progress.
As assistant general manager under the
district's first chief administrative officer,
the late John R. Worthington, Hensel
helped to put into operation the program
of transit improvement that has resulted
in the district's recognition as one of the
top transit systems in the Nation.
But not content with achievements of
the present, Hensel said upon his ap-
pointment:
"With the tremendous advantage of
motor coach flexibility, we think the time
has come to study each of our lines, to
bring operations up to date with past
growth and to get in shape for future
progress and population changes."
Service Improvement
With most of the basic service improve-
ments already in operation, the new gen-
eral manager said the district now plans
to look ahead into the promising field of
speeding up service and streamlining
district routes.
Many of the lines date back to the
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New liners to Be in
Service This Summer
Another 30 new buses were ordered
by the district this month for use on
East Bay lines to keep pace with zooming
passenger growth.
The buses, to cost approximately
$790,000, will raise the total of new AC
buses to 280.
Contract for the coaches was awarded
by the board to General Motors Corp.,
only bidder on the 96-inch wide model
selected by the district. The buses will
seat 45 passengers and are almost identi-
cal to the 700 series now in service on
such routes as the Oakland Ave.· and
Montclair lines.
Neighborhood Lines
The new equipment is designed for
use on neighborhood lines now operating
with older buses. Because patronage has
increased beyond original expectations,
the new buses will only partly solve a
serious equipment problem. As a result,
the district will retire about 15 of the
older coaches when the new buses ar-
rive, retaining others for fill-in service.
Delivery will start about the middle
of July and is expected to be completed
by August 15. With delivery of the new
buses, the total AC Transit Heet will be
increased to 660 coaches.
New Manager Looks to Further Progress
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dusty days of the East Bay's beginning, th~ progressive thinking of the board of
when horse cars shuffied off in all direc- directors."
"The district has come a long way and
tions, but usually to reach a real estate
is doing well," according to Hensel, "but
promotion. The transportation that fol-
lowed used the same routes, regardless of there is still a lot more to do to reap the
changes in population and population greatest benefit from what transit can do
densities. for the area."
Hensel, who joined the district as op-
"I believe we can do a better job of
service and bring convenient bus transit erations manager in August, 1960, served
to a greater number of residents if we as acting general manager after Worth-
now take a look at these routes and de- ington's death.
cide where we want the bus to run, in- Like Worthington, who started out as a
stead of just blindly following the old- messenger boy, Hensel knows both sides
time pattern," he said. of the transit picture, from the viewpoint
In choosing Hensel over 50 candidates, of bus drivers and workers and from the
board president William J. Bettencourt view of management.
said the directors felt he has the "experi- One of his first activities after joining
ence and imagination to put into practice the district was to help negotiate a new
contract with the Carmen's Union which
assured labor peace for two years.
Industry Leader
A recognized leader in the transporta-
tion industry, he previously served as a
vice president of American Bus Lines.
He also served as president of Gibson
Lines while that Sacramento Valley
transportation company was a subsidiary
of American Bus Lines. Formerly, he was
president of Denver-Salt Lake-Pacific
Stages, another American Bus Lines
subsidiary.
He worked up through the ranks to
reach executive status after starting out
in 1929 as a bus driver for Burlington
Transportation Co. in Chicago, Ill.
Hensel, former president of the Cali-
fornia Bus Association, makes his home
with his wife, Dorothy, at 533 Camden
Rd., Alameda.
MORE INFORMATION
A note or phone call to the transit dis-
trict- OLympic 3-3525-will place your
name on the mailing list for Transit
Kenneth F. Hensel Times if you are not already regularly re-
General Manager ceiving a copy of the monthly newsletter.
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District Opposes PUC in Hayward Service
Inl:erFerence; Threat of Curtailment Cited
AC Transit directors gave notice this
month the district will oppose the State
Public Utilities Commission in its recent
decision granting righ ts to Peerless
Stages to provide local service between
Hayward and downtown Oakland.
The recent PUC decision authorizes
Peerless to operate the local bus service
despite a California Supreme Court de-
cision which states that the PUC cannot
allow transit competition in areas actu-
ally served by a public bus company.
Fearing that the PUC ruling could
result in curtailed service between Oak-
land and Hayward and adversely affect
the public interest, the AC board of
directors directed their attorney, Robert
E. Nisbet, to take appropriate action to
obtain a reversal of the PUC order. If
the commission refuses to rehear the
case, Nisbet will be free to take the
matter to the State Supreme Court.
"Return to the 19205"
William J. Bettencourt, president of
the board of directors, said the ruling
could result in a "return to the 1920s
when transit companies began curtailing
service on competitive lines because
there wasn't enough business for both
companies."
Nisbet said the PUC ruling was prac-
tically "unprecedented," and that the
commission reversed a policy of long
standing where local transit companies
have been given a monopoly and en-
couraged to expand their service to the
fullest frequency possible without the
"watering effects" of competitive service.
The PUC order also is in conflict with
one of the primary purposes of the pub-
licly owned district which was to unify
and expand transit service among the
East Bay cities, he noted.
At the time the Peerless application
was before the commission, the district
took no position and AC representatives
appeared at the hearings only as ob-
servers.
The commission already has permitted
Peerless to charge fares approximately
5 cents lower than the AC token rate.
Contract Violation
Nisbet told the directors that the PUC
authorized local service by Peerless even
though no showing had been made that
"public convenience and necessity" re-
quired the additional service.
The attorney also cited a 25-year-old
contract between Peerless and Key Sys-
tem's predecessor in which Peerless was
paid some $216,000 for its local operating
rights between Hayward and Oakland.
Since AC Transit purchased assets of
Key System, the contract is still valid,
Nisbet said, and has been violated by
the PUC order.
Service Expanded on 5
AC lines During Month
Transbay express service was ex-
panded during the month, providing
additional commute schedules on three
San Francisco lines for riders in Rich-
mond, Alameda and southern Alameda
County.
The additional schedules were inaugu-
rated on Lines L-Richmond, W-Encinal
Ave. in Alameda, and R-Hayward oper-
ating via San Leandro.
AC directors also approved expansion
of service on Line 92-Calaroga Ave. in
Hayward to better service the Palma
Ceia Shopping Center and Westwood
residential area on Hesperian Blvd.
Buses regularly operating on Calaroga
Ave. were rerouted beginning Apr. 16
over a portion of Hesperian via Chanslor
and Turner St.
Additional bus service also was put
into effect for Montclair students attend-
ing Montera School in Oakland.

SARI, ANYONE? - Mary
Crane, manager of India
Imports, helps to set tone of
International Arcade, one of
Oakland's "must see" places.
Transit Trails
Kaiser Center Adds 'Oomph' to Bus Tour
By Virginia Dennison
If Oakland has an interesting skyline
these days, credit can be given to the
arc-shaped Kaiser Building, which not
only stands up against the sky, but
stands out as a tourist attraction of the
"mostest."
The view from the 28th floor of the
building is a gasp for any visitor, espe-
cially if you look down-way, way down.
It's reason in itself to plan a bus trip
to Kaiser Center-including the building,
shops and roof garden.
To do the building itself, you'll want
to take one of the free, conducted tours
open to the public. It's the only way
to get to that tip-top.
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BIRO'S EYE VIEW-A section of
downtown Oakland from the
28th floor of the Kaiser Build-
ing provides a new look for a
transit tour.
The tours leave from the lobby in-
formation desk at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and
3:30 p.m. daily, except on Saturday and
Sunday. The tour, which takes about
45 minutes, winds through the lobby
and second floor, including the spectacu-
lar auditorium. It's topped off with the
otherwise "off limits" lift to the 28th
floor and birds-eye view.
If you don't want the pilot's peek, you
can enjoy Kaiser Center on your own,
Monday through Saturday. Start with
the building lobby and its shops, which
prove it's fun to look, but more fun
to buy.
Take the escalator to the second floor
SKY GIANT - From the Kaiser
Center roof garden, the Kaiser
building presents a "dizzying"
pattern of stone, metal and glass.
and you'll find excellent art exhibits, ex-
cellent dining facilities, an excellent view
over Lake Merritt.
You'll also find you can walk on a
red carpet, like royalty, to reach the
Lanai shops. Elegant!
Cross over the bridge to the garage,
take the first elevator on your left, and
you'll step into another wonderland, the
roof garden. Sh ows what gardeners
can do!
From the garden, about to burst forth
in glorious rose bloom, tum your foot-
steps and stout heart into the White
House. Don't plan to hurry through here
or the adjoining Joseph Magnin store,
nobody's that strong.
ROOF GAROEN-
Only the skyline in-
dicates this beauty
spot is high above
city streets.
To keep the dazzle in your eyes a
little longer, walk a short block to the
International Arcade at 21st and Frank-
lin Sts. You can watch Mary Crane of
India Imports drape a fast sari or wan-
der through the wares of India, the
Orient, Greece and the Middle East,
Norway, Morocco and Hawaii, among
other lands. Or, if you eat, it's "gourmet"
or in French.
To reach the Kaiser Center by bus,
take Line 34 MacArthur express or Line
11 Oakland Ave. to 20th and Webster
Sts. Or use any of the downtown Broad-
way buses, walk two short blocks up
20th to Webster.

NEW LINE NO. 63 TO BE INAUGURATED MAY 10.1962
EDGEWATER SERVICE-Route of new Alameda bus line linking South Shore resi-
dential and shopping area, Part Street business district and Bay Farm Island is
shown above. New service initially will operate Monday through Saturday during
midday and commute hours.
New Alameda Bus Line Starts May 10
Alameda will have a new bus line, pro-
viding additional service for the booming
South Shore area and for Bay Farm Is-
land, commencing May 10.
The directors voted to establish Line
63 to provide a direct link between the
South Shore residential and shopping
areas, the central shopping district along
Park Street and Bay Farm Island.
The new service will supplement Line
64 operations in the South Shore area,
and the service provided in the Bay Farm
Island district by Line 79.
It will link the two areas, give addi-
tional service to the South Shore Shop-
ping Center; and will also provide direct
access to central Alameda business facili-
ties and to transfer connections with
other AC Transit service, particularly
transbay Line W - Encinal Ave. in com-
mute hours and transbay Line 0 -
Santa Clara Ave.
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School students also will be able to use
the line to reach Alameda High School at
Central Ave. and Oak St.
"Beach Line"
Riders from other East Bay points are
expected to take advantage of the new
line to reach the South Shore swimming
area, by transferring from Line 51-58 to
Line 63 at Santa Clara Ave. and Park St.
Basic schedules call for a 45-minute
headway over the entire line Monday
through Saturday. Additional service will
be operated between South Shore and
Park St. during morning and evening
commute hours.
Maps Available
Maps showing lines operated by AC
Transit and points of interest may be
obtained at district offices.
What the Editors are Saying About Transit
San Leandro Morning News
Faith in Employees Shown by AC Transit
T HE ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA
Transit District has once more
I demonstrated its skill in the field of
human relations by filling its top ad-
t ministrative position from within its
own ranks.
The appointment of Kenneth Hensel
as ACT general manager to fill the va-
cancy created by the recent death of
John Worthington certainly must be re-
assuring to other ACT executives and
employees who hope for promotion some
day.
In too many cases, both in industry
and public service, deserving employees
find themselves blocked for advance-
ment by the appointment of experts from
the outside who do not have half the
awareness of conditions as that possessed
Kennedy Visit Gives District Big Day
Visit of President John F. Kennedy to
University of California for Charter Day
ceremonies was not only a big event for
the East Bay, but a top day for AC Tran-
sit-the biggest yet in passenger revenue.
Every available piece of equipment
was placed into service by the district
to handle the estimated 300,000 residents
who saw the President at Alameda, on
the streets of Oakland and Berkeley and
t at UC's Memorial Stadium.
The crowds boosted the day's passen-
1\ ger revenue to a high of $45,864, not
including the separate revenue from 45
buses chartered for the event.
The buses were used to take "everyone
from the President down" to the inaugu-
ral luncheon at the Student's Union, to
move regents and other top officials from
the luncheon to the University House
for a meeting with the President, and
to take guests from the luncheon and
by an "insider."
Employee morale at ACT must be at
a new high today now that the workers
know that the public utility directors
recognize the wisdom of Napoleon's
maxim that each soldier carries a mar-
shal's baton in his knapsack.
However, yesterday's board action
should come as no surprise to those
persons who have watched ACT opera-
tions from the beginning. Employee mo-
rale and attitudes took a big leap up-
ward on the day that ACT took over
the mess which had been created by
the Key System's feudal attitude of em-
ployer toward employee.
In the words of an old vaudeville
tag-line "What will they do for an en-
core?"
University House to the stadium for the
President's talk.
Kennedy traveled in his own special
car, but the buses carried what a UC
aide labeled as a "billion dollar load,"
top figures in the state's financial, indus-
trial and business world. The university
was enthusiastic in its praise of the spot-
less coaches and for the men assigned
as drivers and reported that both did
a "splendid job" without a hitch.
The other buses were chartered by
Mills College and various other schools
to take students to the stadium.
In addition, 68 extra buses were as-
signed to regular service to transport
riders to the Berkeley campus from
East Bay points and San Francisco.
At the conclusion, the break-up was
orderly, with very little confusion, a lot
less than a "Big Game" Day, despite
the stadium crowd of 90,000.
Firsl: 'Park and Ride' Tesl: Planned AC / transit PASSENGER REVENUE .. . COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEAR
In Berkeley; Ful:ure Sil:es Sl:udied $1,060,000

If AC Transit's first experience with The Berkeley lot, proposed by Direc- $1,040,000
a "park and ride" site is successful in tor William H. Coburn, Jr., would pro-
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Berkeley, bus patrons in other East Bay
cities may have their own free auto
vide free, all-day parking for 50 cars.
Buses on the transbay Shattuck Ave. line $1,020,000
_ 1962
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parking facilities. and the intercity express line between
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The district's board of directors has Berkeley and downtown Oakland would 1,000,000 ~
given the go-ahead to plans to develop
the first free parking area, and study
make a special stop at the lot.

Trial Period 980,000

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also will be given to developing similar
facilities in Hayward, San Leandro and The directors agreed to the Berkeley
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Richmond. project for a five-month trial period, ex- 960,000 I

As its first step, the district has before
pending $2,800 for installation costs. r· ~If
the City of Berkeley a formal request If successful, the district would plan 940,000
,
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for use of a site on Henry St., south of to spend another $2,000 for permanent
Berryman St., in the Northbrae residen-
tial area. The property is part of the
hard surface paving. 920,000
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vacant right-of-way of a former trans-
bay rail line.
District Tallies Highest
Passenger and Revenue
Gains in State Transit
AC Transit topped all other major
transit properties in the State last year
by tallying up substantial passenger and
revenue gains, according to tabulations
by the California Public Utilities Com-
mission.
In its first full calendar year of oper-
ation, AC Transit hauled 5.2 per cent
more passengers than the 1960 total. Rev-
enues increased 5.4 per cent.
The picture wasn't nearly so rosy for
other lines, the PUC reported. Patronage
of the state's 16 major mass transit lines
decreased 3.7 per cent, although revenue
was up 2.1 per cent.
To make the greatest actual gain
among the major lines, AC Transit car-
ried 9,350,650 passengers on transbay
lines, compared to 8,891,386 in 1960.
Revenue was $4,143,373, compared to
$3,929,576 for the year before.
On local lines, passengers jumped from
38,277,926 to 39,486,366 and revenue,
from $7,217,632 to $7,514,268.
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Director E. Guy Warren, chairman of , I ~ > 1960
the Hayward Chamber of Commerce 900,000
transportation and highways committee,
has asked that a study be made of a
880,000
similar project on Mission Blvd., south
JAN. FEB, MAR, APR , MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC,
of the Hayward Plunge, for benefit of
riders on the transbay Mission Blvd. line;
express Line 32 and Line 82, serving FEBRUARY
San Leandro and Oakland. Rider Growl:h on Increase; PASSENGERS
Study also is being given to similar
facilities at two sites in San Leandro
Expenses Top Revenue Gain Percentage Change
from Previous Year
by the local chamber of commerce. AC Transit carried 3,759,000 passengers in Febru-
ary, an increase of 1.6 per cent over the same month
+8% ,....._ _ _ _ _ _..
a year ago, but fell short of meeting all financial obli-
IN MEMORIAM gations by $162,000. + 6% t - - - - - - - - , I
AC buses carried 60,000 more riders for the month
John Orr, retired streetcar and train
than in February, 1961. + 4% t - - - - - - - - 1 I
motorman, died April 1 in Jackson, where
he had been making his home. Total district income of $939,900 was adequate to
+ 2% t - - ---iM 1t----1
cover all operational costs, which were up 15.4 per
Mr. Orr, 79, entered service at the cent over last year. However, income did not provide .0
Central House carbarn in 1907, trans-
for equipment depreciation and amortization, and
ferred to the trains in 1910 and was interest and retirement of bonded debt. - 2%
pensioned on July 1, 1944.
As projected at the outset of the fiscal year, this
- 4%
Luke Power, 77, former mechanic at monthly deficit was anticipated pending passenger
growth to match last year's sizeable service expansion. - 6%!.__ _ _ _ _ _...
the Emeryville division, died on April
10. He entered service in January, 1917, Miles operated in February were 1,698,400, an increase
and was pensioned June 1, 1948. He over the same month last year of 172,900 miles or _ ACTRANSIT
lived at 1630 159th Ave., San Leandro. 11.3 per cent. - U. S. TRANSIT INDUSTRY

Veteran Dies After Bout With Illness
A. E. "Ted" Cooke, 62, who mixed
musical notes with the tinkle of coins
in his 44 years of transit service, died
this month after a short illness.
Named as cashier of Key System Tran-
sit Lines in 1955, Mr. Cooke had re-
tained the post with AC Transit. Al-
though stricken several months ago, he
continued to work at his regular job
until he made his fInal trip to the hos-
pital March 30, a week before his death.
Oldest-in-time employee at the gen-
eral offices, Mr. Cooke was well known
as a singer and as one of the few re-
maining veterans of amateur vaudeville
days of the 1920s, when the Key System
"minstrel show" drew capacity crowds
to the Oakland Auditorium Theater.
Mr. Cooke also performed on radio
and at churches and was a member of
the Scottish Rite male chorus.
Starting as an office boy in the ac-
counting department of the Key System
at 22nd and Grove Sts., Oakland, in 1917,
he had particularly fond memories of
Commuter Book Sales
Up On Transbay Lines
Sale of transbay commute books con-
tinued to climb in March, with a 6.5 per-
cent increase posted over the same month
in 1961.
The value of the books sold last month
totaled $171,317, an increase of $10,496
over the previous March.
The jump in commute sales has been
steady since the state established an ex-
clusive bus lane on the Bay Bridge Jan-
uary 15 to take some of the pressure
off evening rush hour automobile con-
gestion.
The March increase was tallied de-
spite one less working day this year com-
pared to March, 1961.
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service as a ticket seller at the Ferry
Building in San Francisco.
Mr. Cooke also was the fIrst clerk on
duty when the Transbay Transit Ter-
minal opened in 1939.
A widower, he lived with his daughter
and son-in-law at 1599 Purdue St., San
Leandro. He also is survived by a grand-
son, Chris; a sister, Mrs. Bess Simmons
of Oakland, and a brother, W. B. Cooke
of Albany.
Employees Welcomed
To AC Transit Ranks
A hearty welcome was in order this
month for the following new employees,
who joined AC Transit during March:
General Offices
Treasury: Ronald R. Reiter, 1423
Kains Ave., Berkeley, junior clerk.
Richmond Division
Bus Operators: J. E. La Croix, 1320
Road 20, Apt. 4, San Pablo; H. L. Blakely,
3315 Carlson Blvd., EI Cerrito; C. U.
Farrell, 1412 Chanslor Ave., Richmond;
Norman Adams, 19 College St., Point
Richmond.
East Oakland Division
Bus Operators: R. C. Pilsner, 5932
E. 14th St., Oakland; B. G. Reid, 4626
Fulton St., San Francisco; J. A. Jones,
1687 Junction Ave., Box 25, Livermore;
G. M. Pearce, 432 Berry Ave., Apt. 2,
Hayward; J. P. Baker, 3g21 Lyon Ave.,
Oakland; M. C. Medeiros, 1739 141st
Ave., San Leandro; H. K. Price, Sr., 24556
Sybil Ave., Hayward; K. C. Stroope, 5925
Bromley Ave., Oakland; B. L. McCor-
mack, 5925 Bromley Ave., Apt. E, Oak-
land; N. C. Martin, 24841 Kay Ave.,
Hayward; H. J. Pinneo, Jr., 1722 27th
Ave., Oakland; J. D. Hagans, 1722 27th
Ave., Apt. 22, Oakland. .
1td, ieeat &zaJ9, ?ltaHl
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Bus Driver Finds Rehuilding Organs
Easier Than Tooling a Transil: Liner
By Virginia Dennison
As they say in the trade, you have
to be real ape (crazy, man!) to make
a hobby of theater organs.
It also helps, according to bus oper-
ator Fred M. Beeks, to have a wife who's
handy with a soldering iron and who
will help support a hobby.
When he had a chance to buy a mas-
sive pipe organ a year or so ago, his
bride, Eva, took a job-and the soldering
iron- and joined her husband in the gi-
gantic, but enthralling project of taking
apart and rebuilding the most powerful
and resourceful of all musical instru-
ments.
Two Years to Go
Beeks, who works the extra board out
of Emeryville Division, has already spent
450 hours rebuilding parts of the organ.
He fIgures he has a couple of more years
to go-counting the time it will take for
him to build a house to go around the
completed instrument.
Beeks got a passion for the intricacies
of a theater organ after he took up the
piano 10 years ago and progressed from
that to the playing of an organ.
Because there are only a few theater
organs on the market, it's a big hobby,
in space and money. But with his wife's
help, Beeks joined the select group of
organ "buffs" when he got the chance
to buy a magnificent composite instru-
ment- half of it came from a theater in
San Francisco and half from a show in
Marysville.
The bulk of the organ-including what
looks like miles of pipes-is in a ware-
house in San Francisco, the rest is in
the Beeks' duplex apartment at 185 Perry
Place, Oakland.
Beeks, 26, already has redone the "toy
counter"-that's what they call it-a piano
(to playoff the organ) and the console.
The toy counter includes a locomo-
tive whistle, bird whistle, door bell, fire
alarm, castinets, horse cloppity-clops,
auto hom and so on, which should take
some back in memory to the days of
silent movies.
The "insides" of an organ take a lot
of room, which is why Beeks and his
wife are planning a living room 20 by
32 feet, two stories high, with 20-foot
chambers on each end. After you've re-
built an organ, a house, it seems, is easy.
When the organ is completed, Beeks
figures he'll have a full orchestra, plus
assorted sounds, at his finger tips-all
of which will be much easier, he says,
than driving a bus.
IT CAN DO ANYTHING-Fred M. Beeks
shows what a "toy counter" looks like
when you talk theater organ. It can han-
dle sounds from birds to cavalry.
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At an adjourned regular meeting
March 28, 1962, the Board of Directors : TRANSIT TIMES
• Commended district personnel and
expressed appreciation of Board of Di-
rectors for excellent work performed by ~~~~~Hi!'a
employees regarding additional service T.I . 35
Itor
provided for University of California
C~arter Day March 23, on motion of BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WM. J. BETTENCOURT . President
Director Coburn. Ward IV
ROBERT M. COPELAND . . . Vice President
• Approved installation of "park and Director at Large
ROBERT K. BARBER . . Director at Large
ride" facility for transit patrons in Berke- WILLIAM H. COBURN, JR. Ward I
ley and directed General Manager to WILLIAM E. BERK
JOHN McDONNELL
Ward II
Ward III
make formal application to City of E. GUY WARREN • Ward V
Berkeley, on motion of Director Coburn. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
• Amended authorization for with- KENNETH F. HENSEL
ROBERT E. NISBET
General Manager
• • Attorney
drawal of funds, on motion of Director JOHN F. LARSON • Treasurer··Controller
GEORGE M. TAYLOR • Secrete-ry
Coburn. ~9
• Authorized use of ''king size" ad-
vertising on 125 transit model buses, on At the regular meeting April 11, 1962,
motion of Director McDonnell. the Board of Directors:
• Referred to Personnel and Public • Awarded contract for 30 new buses
Relations Committee a request of Field- to General Motors Corp. at a unit price
er, Sorensen and Davis to install "show- of $24,653, on motion of Director Coburn.
case" advertising panels in interior of • Directed the Attorney to take ap-
buses, on motion of Director Coburn. propriate legal action to obtain a reversal
• Authorized members of Board of of the recent State Public Utilities Com-
Directors and staff personnel to attend mission decision regarding local service
regional meeting of American Transit of Peerless Stages between Hayward and
Association, on motion of Director Mc- downtown Oakland, on motion of Direc-
Donnell. tor Barber.

Road, Call Trophy Back to Emeryville Mechanics

The traveling "road call" trophy did
some more traveling this month, moving
back to AC Transit mechanics at the
Emeryville division.
The Emeryville workers took the tro-
phy away from the Richmond mechanics
by turning in March figures of 12,941
miles per road call.
Nipping at their heels were Seminary
division mechanics, with 11,997 miles
per mechanical road call.

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